Bombina bombina

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• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• Bibliography
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• Notes

Common Names

Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 707 meters (0 to 2,320 feet).Mean = 147.070 meters (482.513 feet), Standard Deviation = 98.740 based on 204 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Biome: Terrestrial ; Freshwater

Ecology: Within Europe this species is associated with lowland areas of marshy or grassy wetlands, often along river valleys, with small, shallow, often-temporary lakes and ponds . In the former Societ Union it has been reported from steppe , forest steppe, broad-leaved and mixed leafed coniferous forests, but it also inhabits open landscapes, using drainage channels as pathways for dispersal . At the southeastern margin of its distribution, the species lives in permanent freshwaterbodies in river valleys surrounded by an arid saline landscape (solonetz-solonchak complex ). It is primarily an aquatic animal living in shallow (less than 50-70 cm depth) stagnant lakes, ponds, pools , swamps , peat bogs , ditches, flooded rice fields and quarries. It may occasionally be found in semi-flowing waters: springs , irrigation channels, rivers and stream pools and the water must generally be clear (for example in the Carpathian region, B . bombina lives in wetlands with clearer water than the congeneric Bombina variegata); however, near the southern margin of the range (such as southeastern Ukraine and the Krasnodar Region) the species often occurs in waters that have been polluted with industrial and agricultural chemicals such as settling and sedimentation reservoirs , rice fields, polluted ponds in rural and urban areas. The species breeds by larval development in pools with a good growth of sub-aquatic vegetation. Hybrid populations of this species with B. variegata have been recorded. (Ref. 0)


List of Habitats :1.4Forest - Temperate 4.4Grassland - Temperate 5.4Wetlands (inland) - Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens , Peatlands 5.7Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) 5.8Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) 14.1Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable Land 14.2Artificial/Terrestrial - Pastureland 14.5Artificial/Terrestrial - Urban Areas 15.2Artificial/Aquatic - Ponds (below 8ha) 15.6Artificial/Aquatic - Wastewater Treatment Areas 15.7Artificial/Aquatic - Irrigated Land (includes irrigation channels) 15.8Artificial/Aquatic - Seasonally Flooded Agricultural Land

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 03-Feb-2005

Similar Species

Members of the genus Bombina

There are approximately 15 species in this genus:

B. bombina (European Fire-Bellied Toad) · B. bombina bombina · B. fortinuptialis (Large-Spined Bell Toad) · B. fortinuptialisin · B. lichuanensis (Lichuan Bell Toad) · B. maxima (Large-Webbed Bell Toad) · B. microdeladigitora (Small-Webbed Bell Toad) · B. orientalis (Fire-Bellied Toad) · B. pachypus · B. variegata (Yellow-Bellied Toad) · B. variegata kolombatovici · B. variegata pachypus · B. variegata scabra · B. variegata variegata · B. varigata

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Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 6 providers.
• Kuzmin, S. et al. (see rationale for full list of assessors) 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• Kuzmin, S. et al. 2004. Bombina bombina. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 14 January 2007.
• Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:

• Bialowieza National Park: Amphibian observations from Nida Valley
• Carnegie Museums: Amphibians and Reptiles
• European Environment Agency: EUNIS
• Institute of Nature Conservation PAS: Atlas of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Poland
• Institute of Nature Conservation PAS: National System of Proetcted Areas
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
• The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility: Den store paddejagt ("The great amphibian survey")

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2476600
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-661625
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 529738
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 661625
• IUCN ID: 2865
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2524

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